In Our Communities

May 15, 2026
In Our Communities | On Base

New Jersey Installation Hosts 300 Military Children 

Three hundred military children came to visit Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey for the 20th annual Bring Your Child to Work Day. The event brought kids through different stations, splitting into groups based on age, and providing hands-on experience with technologies and systems being used by their parents, according to an Army report. 

Veterans Group Gifted Trailers from Installation 

Yuma, Arizona, home to Yuma Proving Ground and Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, is also home to the American Veterans of Yuma’s Foothills, which lost its center for veterans services in a fire last year. According to an Army report, Yuma Proving Ground helped provide two trailers that were scheduled for destruction, allowing the veterans organization to open a temporary front to keep serving its community.  

ADC designated Yuma as a Great American Defense Community in 2025. 

Army photo by Eric Kowal 

May 15, 2026
In Our Communities | On Base

Recent News

Marks Memo Includes Guidance for Broader Acquisition Flexibility

Marks Memo Includes Guidance for Broader Acquisition Flexibility

Jun 12, 2026

A recent DOW memo outlines guidance for acquisition process updates that Congress mandated under the fiscal year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act.   “Effective immediately, DOW will cease reliance on obsolete methods of acquisition and construction and fully...

In Our Communities

In Our Communities

Jun 12, 2026

Army Program Provides Career Training in Oregon  The Army Partnership for Your Success program is supporting service members at Camp Withycombe in Oregon, providing opportunities to train with local business leaders to develop their career paths during or after...

Snap of the Week

Snap of the Week

Jun 12, 2026

Marines prepare to disembark from combat rubber raiding crafts during an infantry company small boat raid course hosted by Expeditionary Warfare Training Group Pacific at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, California June 8.  Marine Corps photo by Juan Torres 

House Appropriators Release $1.15 Trillion Defense Spending Bill

House Appropriators Release $1.15 Trillion Defense Spending Bill

Jun 11, 2026

The House Appropriations Committee will meet today in a closed session to mark up a $1.15 trillion defense appropriations bill. The committee released the bill and a summary yesterday.   The amount matches what the administration requested and what the House is...

Marines Combine Engineer Roles to Focus on 3D Printing

Marines Combine Engineer Roles to Focus on 3D Printing

Jun 11, 2026

Starting in October, Marine Corps machinists and welders will be combined into a new designation: fabrication specialists. The role will include 390 active Marines, Stars and Stripes reported.  The new designation places a focus on utilizing additive manufacturing...

PAST STORIES